What You Need to Know About CorningWare?

If you are the kind who loves everything vintage, then CorningWare is right up your alley. Now that they are back in stock it's time to break out all your grandma's casserole recipes because her favourite casserole dishes are now back. CorningWare is celebrating their 62nd anniversary, and you better believe us it was totally worth it!

So to know more about CorningWare, let's talk about their story:

You know it really takes time for something that has been considered out of style for a while to be then considered vintage and a must-have in modern times. Same is the case with CorningWare. First introduced in 1958 by Corning Glassworks (the scene company that manufacturers are beloved Pyrex) these products were uniquely made out of glass-ceramic or Pyro Ceram which means them resistant to thermal shock. Marketed for their ability to be taken out of a refrigerator or a freezer and be used directly on a stovetop, oven or microwave and then being served at the table as a decorative serve ware - CorningWare could seemingly do it all. Did we also mention that it can be put directly in the dishwasher when ready for cleaning!

The first one of kind range-to-table kind of CorningWare products featured the blue cornflower pattern decoration, which was designed by artist Joseph Baum. This flower pattern eventually became the trademark of Corning’s products and we swear to you that the spice boxes that sported this pattern looked so adorable. However, the original Pyro Ceram-based CorningWare was discontinued in 2000. The range was eventually relaunched as a line of stoneware based bakeware in 2001. The stovetop line of CorningWare was reintroduced by World Kitchen in 2008, the manufacturing done by a French-based subsidiary of Corning called KeraGlass/EuroKera.

The iconic cornflower print has now popped up in similar brands like Corelle, which manufacturers break-resistant glass dishware. of course not all the companies that feature of the signature blue-and-white bad time provide the same thermal properties as CorningWare, however, it does seem like that the print is the most essential looking these days. The original or OG as they like to see these days CorningWare that might have been owned by your grandmother, today, with a hefty price tag as it on ourselves as a collector's item. And how much is that you wondered let us just tell you that a not fairly widely produced serveware in CorningWare has recently sold for $7000 in an eBay auction. A lot of old-timers today have definitely been doing a double-take when they see the familiar blue and white cornflower CorningWare pattern in the stores - of course, the nostalgia comes rushing in.

Its popularity is making it fly off shelves like its the end of the world, so if you’re thinking about getting some vintage love in your hands, now would be such a good time to do that. For people who are up in the 70s and 80s can tell you the true meaning about owning a CorningWare, that in fact, it was the only one that truly mattered - it was the one that your moms had and everyone’s mom had to be honest, now that era was truly a special one. With Corelle bringing back the iconic CorningWare blue cornflower pattern it is no surprise that it is rushing off the shelves. The fondest memories that you might’ve had about the simple yet crisp white and delicate blue features cornflower print that your mom used to serve piping hot casseroles in and of course where all the good leftovers were found at the end of the day when you were raiding the fridge. There is nothing that gets better than these memories of CorningWare.

When when you think of your mom’s favourite spice boxes that have memories of her seasoning whatever she was baking in the CorningWare, how the aromas would fill up your home and make your heart dance in delight. Be it special occasions or just because you asked her to bake something the CorningWare will always have special memories in your heart like no other. So when thinking about iconic Corelle glassware that has been there for as long as you can remember CorningWare is the next thing that should come to your mind!